The Miracle of Love
"The Miracle of Love" | ||||||||
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Single by Eurythmics | ||||||||
from the album Revenge | ||||||||
Released | November 1986 | |||||||
Format | 7", cassette single | |||||||
Recorded | November 1985 | |||||||
Length | 5:07 | |||||||
Label | RCA | |||||||
Writer(s) | Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart | |||||||
Producer(s) | David A. Stewart | |||||||
Eurythmics singles chronology | ||||||||
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"The Miracle of Love" is a 1986 song recorded by British duo Eurythmics. It was written by Eurythmics members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart. The track was released as the third single from the duo's sixth album Revenge in the UK. It was not released as a single in the United States.
The music video was directed by band member David A. Stewart.[1] The grainy video shows Lennox and Stewart separately in darkened room surrounded only by candles followed by a shot of Lennox against a tree while historical footage of military violence is shown. The video ends with a long, extreme close-up of Lennox's face as she wanders around a park before acknowledging the camera by smiling, laughing, and winking. The cover art for the single is a screenshot from this scene.[2] The music features a soaring guitar solo by Stewart, reprising the melody of the opening bars.
The song became a modest hit in the UK singles chart but reached the Top 20 in Australia, Brazil and parts of Europe. In a review of Revenge, Glenn O'Brian of Spin magazine called it "a miraculous love song that is heavenly, seductive, sweeping, anodynamic, and straightforwardly, blatantly healing." [3]
Covers
- Singer Sarah Chen from Taiwan covered the song in 1987.
- Reggae artist Anthony B covered the song for his 1999 album Seven Seals.
- Gregorian covered the song on their 2007 album Masters of Chant Chapter VI.
Chart performance
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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Belgian Singles Chart[citation needed] | 15 |
Dutch Singles Chart[4] | 43 |
French Singles Chart[5] | 16 |
German Singles Chart[6] | 53 |
Irish Singles Chart[7] | 10 |
Polish Singles Chart[citation needed] | 1 |
Swedish Singles Chart[8] | 18 |
Swiss Singles Chart[9] | 21 |
UK Singles Chart[10] | 23 |
Chart (1987) | Peak position |
Australia (Kent Music Report)[11] | 14 |
New Zealand Singles Chart[12] | 30 |
References
- ↑ http://www.mvdbase.com/video.php?id=10082
- ↑ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ZYp9HZe2o
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